Ive been shooting a Benelli Nova for years, older model before the Super Nova. I mostly wade hunt and it is always exposed to mud and water. It has never failed to shoot or cycle. A little oil in the action will do. A friend I used to hunt with used a Mossberg pump (exact model I dont know) and I remember it failing to fire and cycle twice in once season. The Nova kicks something fierce though.
I just cant be won over on Mossberg. Ive only had limited experience with them and just dont like em.
Ive never been able to drop the money for an autoloader, but for waterfowling I would have to go with an inertia driven. And the Benellis are easy to disassemle. They may not cycle the lighter loads for doves and such, but thats not a problem in a duck blind. No personal experience though. The new Remington may be good, I love the old 1100s, but they have something like 7 ports in em I think. Seems like that would be too easy to foul.
Benelli, Beretta, Stoeger are all made by the same peeps. But Im sure the cheaper ones are to lower standards. After all Ford and Aston Martin used to be made by the same folks. HA
In the end its all what you like and what works for you.
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09-06-2011, 08:59 PM
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